Nolan Ryan struck out 12 batters while pitching the Angels to a 5-3 victory over the Twins and tied Sam McDowell's A. L. record of 74 games with 10 or more strikeouts. Although his strikeout pitch was working, Ryan also was wild, walking eight, and had to struggle to turn in his eighth complete game of the year. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       19, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Angels       1  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     0   2   .313      Flores cf             3   2   2   1     2   0   .383
Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     2   2   .200      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   2   .370      Solaita dh            3   0   1   2     0   0   .210
Bostock cf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .326      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .267
Hisle lf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .313      Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Chiles dh             2   0   0   1     2   1   .279      Chalk 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .322
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .250        Ramirez pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .323        Jackson 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grich ss              2   1   1   0     1   1   .275
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     8  12             Totals               31   5   9   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 15,167
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 9
DP: Twins 0, Angels 2
Errors: Cubbage, Grich, Ryan
Triples: Bonds (2)
Home Runs: Hisle (9)
Stolen Bases: Carew (3), Grich (6), Bonds (11)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (5), Solaita (1), Grich (3)
GIDP: Wilfong (1), Smalley (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(2-3)            5     6   4   3   4   4   0  25   3.67
Schueler                2.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  12   2.00
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.23
Totals                  8     9   5   4   4   5   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(6-4)             9     5   3   3   8  12   1  38   2.72
Totals                  9     5   3   3   8  12   1  38

Passed Balls: Wynegar (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley walked; Carew
singled to left [Smalley to second]; Bostock walked [Smalley to
third, Carew to second]; Hisle walked [Smalley scored, Carew to
third, Bostock to second]; Chiles walked [Carew scored, Bostock
to third, Hisle to second]; Cubbage flied out to left; Ford
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores singled to right; Remy grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Flores to second]; Wynegar allowed a passed ball
[Flores to third]; Solaita grounded out (first unassisted)
[Flores scored (unearned)]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong walked; Wilfong was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Wynegar was called out on strikes;
Smalley walked; Smalley was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Ryan [Smalley to second]; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock flied out to right; Hisle flied out to
center; Chiles walked; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich singled to center; Humphrey struck out; Flores
walked [Grich to second]; Remy flied out to left; Solaita
singled [Grich scored, Flores to second]; Rudi struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ford walked; Wilfong grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Ford out at second]; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds tripled to center; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aikens flied out to left; Grich was walked
intentionally; Grich stole second; Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley struck out; Carew struck out; Bostock was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Flores walked; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Flores to second]; Solaita flied out to left; Rudi
singled to left [Flores scored]; Bonds walked [Rudi to second];
Chalk singled to left [Rudi scored, Bonds to second]; Aikens was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 4.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle homered; Chiles struck out; Cubbage reached on
an error by Grich; Ford struck out; Wilfong singled to left
[Cubbage to second]; Wynegar lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: SCHUELER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Grich struck
out; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); Flores grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 4.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew singled;
Carew stole second; Bostock was called out on strikes; Hisle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Remy singled; Solaita out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Remy to second]; Rudi popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Bonds reached on an error by Cubbage [Remy to third];
Bonds stole second; Chalk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Cubbage popped
to catcher in foul territory; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Aikens singled; RAMIREZ RAN FOR AIKENS; Grich out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ramirez to second];
Humphrey popped to first; Flores singled to left [Ramirez
scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Remy lined to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 5.

TWINS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Wilfong singled to third; Wynegar struck out; Smalley grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilfong out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 5.